On August 12, 1975 — 1975 – Red Sox pitcher Rick Wise beats California‚ 8 – 2‚ for his 9th straight win.
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Babe Ruth becomes the highest paid player in history when he inks a three-year deal with the Yankees worth $52,000 per season, more than three times as much as teammate Home Run Baker, the second best paid major leaguer. The ‘Sultan of Swat’ will prove worthy of his contract, hitting 122 home runs during the span of the deal and earning MVP honors in the team’s first World Championship season in 1923.
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March 6, 1922
